Hat-fastener.



Patented Mar. I2, ISGI.

G. E. MOORE.

HAT FASTENER.

(Applicatiqn filed Aug. 1, 1900.)

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UNITED STATES GEORGIA E. MOORE, OF GARDINER, MAINE.

HAT-FASTEN ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 669,541, dated March 1 1 Application filed August 1, 1900. Serial No. 25,585. \NO model-I To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGIA E. MOORE, of Gardiner,in the county of Kennebec and State of Maine, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hat-Pin Holders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in hat-pin holders, the object of the invention being to provide a neat and ornamental device that can be removably secured to a hat or bonnet of any shape and which will effectually prevent the pin from Working out, thus acting as a holder for the pin when the hat or bonnet is inuse and also when not in use.

With this object in view my invention consists in a plate of metal or other material of any suitable shape and ornamented as desired, having an opening for the passage of the pin, a backing of rubber or other material which by its frictional contact with the pin holds the latter against accidental movement, and a series of bendable prongs adapted to be passed through the hat or bonnet and bent against the inside thereof for locking the holder in position.

My invention further consists in the details of construction which will be more fully clescribed, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view in elevation of a hat having my improvement applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a view in perspective of the holder. Fig. 3 is a view in section of same, and Fig. 4 is a view in rear elevation.

The face-plate l of the holder maybe made of metal or any other suitable material and may be plain or ornamented, as desired, and may be shaped in resemblance of a flower or other object. The shape or ornamentation of the plate is therefore of secondary consideration, although I wish it understood that I prefer that the attachment shall be an ornamental attachment to the hat or bonnet. This plate is provided with a hole 2 of a size sufiicient to permit of the free passage of the body or shank of the ordinary hat-pin, and the portion of the plate immediately surrounding the hole is preferably made sloping toward the hole, so as to guide or direct the point of the pin into position. In ordinary use the pin need not be wholly removed, but withdrawn only sufficiently far to disengage it from the hair and it will be retained in such partlywithdrawn position by the rubber backing 3, located against the rear face of the plate 1 and covering the hole 2. This rubber backing is simply a strip or block of rubber or other suitable material removably held in place by the lips 4, secured to the rear face of the plate. These lips 4 are preferably made of thin metal, so that they may be readily bent to engage and disengage the ends of the rubber, and when these lips are forced down against the rubber they compress the latter at its ends and bulge it rearwardly at its center immediately behind the hole 2. As the free ends of the lips are but slightly separated, it will be seen that as the pin is forced inwardly the rubber yields outwardly and permits the pin to readily move into position,while the act of withdrawing the pin tends to pull the bulged portion of the rubber back toward the plate, thus compressing the rubber around the pin and creating sufficient friction thereagainst to absolutely prevent the accidental displacement of the pin. If continued use should wear the rubber, a new piece can be readily and quickly placed in position.

Secured to the rear face of the plate 1 are the pointed pins or prongs 5. These pins 5 are preferably made in pairs, preferably of U shape, the central section of each double prong being secured to the rear face of the plate adjacent to the lips 5, and thus prevent the rubber strip from creeping laterally or sidewise from under the lips. These pins or prongs are adapted to be passed through the hat or bonnet and bent against the inside thereof, thus securing the holder in place.

I prefer to attach a holder to each side of the hat and use a short pin for each holder. When this attachment is used, it will be seen that the hat or bonnet is not disfigured by pin-holes, and as the device is readily detachable itcan be quickly removed from one hat and placed on another.

It is evident that many slight changes might be resorted to in the relative arrangement of parts herein shown and described without departing from the spirit and scope of my in- IOC vention. Hence I would have it understood that I do not wish to confine myself to the exact construction of parts herein shown and described; but,

Having fully described my invention,what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A hat-pin holder comprising a plate having a hole through it, lips on the rear face of said plate and disposed parallel therewith, a rubber strip secured at its ends by said lips and extending across said hole, and bendable pins or prongs projecting from the rear face of said plate.

2. A hat-pin holder comprising an ornamental plate having a hole through same, lips on the rear face of said plate, a rubber strip secured at its ends by said lips and extending across said hole the portion of said strip between the lips being normally bulged outwardly, and bendable prongs carried by the rear face of said plate.

3. A hat-pin holder comprising a plate having a hole and a strip of rubber secured to the under face of the plate and normally bulged where it passes across said hole.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGIA E. MOORE.

Witnesses:

JOHN S. MOORE, MARTICIA MOORE. 

